I am thankful to Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his very comprehensive briefing on the latest events in Kosovo and on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) during the period under review.
Since my country’s position and assessment of different a…
It is a great pleasure to see you, Mr. Minister, presiding over our meeting. We would also like to join previous speakers in welcoming President Paul Kagame to this Chamber and thanking him for his very important, comprehensive and constructive briefing.
As is known, and as has been clearly confirm…
My delegation welcomes today’s open debate as a logical extension of a number of discussions held by the Security Council over the past few years on closely related subjects. We recognize the additional relevance and value of our discussion in the light of the forthcoming fourth high- level meeting …
Permit me at the outset to extend to you, Mr. President, my warmest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I also wish to congratulate the members of your delegation, who assist you in your work as President. I assure you of the Ukrainian delegation’s full supp…
I am very grateful to Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his very comprehensive update on the latest developments in Kosovo and on the activities of United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
The general situation in Kosovo has not undergone substantial change. The positive …
To begin with, I should like to join previous speakers in welcoming the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Mr. Svilanovic, to this Chamber. Let me also thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his
briefing, and welcome the report of the Secretary- General.
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My delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution before us today. We base our position on the assessment that the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian military confrontation has brought the situation in the Middle East to its most critical stage in the past few decades. Like many others, we are conv…
I would like to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your high assessment of the significance of the decision of Ukraine to close the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
I have the honour to introduce to the General Assembly the draft resolution entitled “Economic assistance to the Easter…
I would like to join previous speakers in warmly welcoming Senator Biden and in thanking him for his encouraging remarks on future cooperation between the United States and the United Nations.
I would also like to thank Mr. Klein for his very comprehensive briefing. We welcome the report of the Sec…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the issue of international terrorism, which has become a subject of growing concern to the world community. My delegation also wishes to commend the Russian Federation for the continuous attention it has given to t…
The situation in the Middle East has been one of the most complex and difficult political issues of the international arena, and it has remained at the top of the United Nations agenda for more than half a century. Through all these years, the General Assembly and the Security Council called for, an…
I, too, would like to join previous speakers in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, for his comprehensive briefing. It adds new elements and new information to the report of the Security Council mission. We take great pleasure in seeing Mr. Vieir…
Ukraine remains deeply concerned over the further deterioration of the situation in the Middle East. We are appalled by the daily news of new casualties among the innocent civilian population. My country was shocked by the latest massive rocket attack by Israel, which used heavy weaponry against Pal…
The 1995 Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development marked a turning point in the perception of social development. For a long time, political leaders had not paid due attention to what is now called development with a human face. In Copenhagen, for the first time, the international community fo…
We would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Miyet for his very informative, comprehensive and encouraging briefing. Since the adoption of Security Council resolution 1247 (1999), the progress achieved in Bosnia and Herzegovina in furthering the implementation of the Dayton/Paris Peace Agreement h…
First I wish to join previous speakers in thanking Under-Secretary-General Miyet for his introduction of the Secretary-General’s latest report on the situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea. We think the report is quite informative and can serve as a useful tool for the further preparation of the deployme…
Like previous speakers, I would like to thank your delegation, Mr. President, for calling today’s open debate on such important and multifaceted subject as the role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflicts. We are honoured and pleased to take part in this debate under your presid…
Mr. President, I am convinced that the fact that you are presiding over this important meeting will give additional weight to our deliberations and decisions.
I would like to thank Dr. Peter Piot for his lucid presentation of the report on measures undertaken by the Joint United Nations Programme o…
I would like first of all to thank Mr. Annabi for his very useful and comprehensive briefing. We took note with satisfaction of a number of positive developments over the past few weeks in the area. Still, in view of the general situation in the province, we are not very optimistic.
Ukraine welcome…
I want to thank Mr. Klein for his very comprehensive, informative and encouraging briefing. I wish also to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report.
Since the adoption of resolution 1247 (1999) of 18 June 1999, the progress achieved in Bosnia and Herzegovina in furthering the implementatio…
